title: Periprosthetic subtrochanteric femoral fracture in a megaprosthesis of the knee.
abstract: We report a rare case of periprosthetic posttraumatic fracture of subtrochanteric region of femur after a megaprosthesis of the knee, done for resistant nonunion of distal femur with secondary osteoarthrosis in a 51 years old man. Treatment with a locking femoral plate was able to achieve primary union with a good result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Raju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaishya
authors.forename: Ajay Pal
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaish
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications